GTECH also benefited from the record $656 million Mega Millions jackpot during the period.

“Of the 44 jurisdictions offering the Mega Millions multi-state game, more than half are GTECH’s online customers,” according to the Lottomatica release.

During the first quarter, Lottomatica Group merged its GTECH G2 gaming segment into Spielo International. First-quarter revenue for Spielo were up 2 percent to €69.2 million compared with the same period in 2011.

Across all of its business segments, Lottomatica reported an 11 percent, €78.2 million increase in total revenue to €780.3 million during the first quarter 2012, compared with €702.1 million during the 2011 first quarter.

Lottomatica Group’s net income nearly doubled, increasing 98.6 percent to €71.4 million ($95.4 million) compared with €35.9 million during the three months ended March 31 2011.

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